Portland investor Nitin Rai named chairman of TiE Global, international entrepreneur group

Portland investor Nitin Rai named chairman of TiE Global, international entrepreneur group

Nitin Rai, one of the most vocal advocates for Portland startups, is the new chairman of the international entrepreneurship group TiE Global.

Founder of First Insight Corp., which makes electronic medical records technology for the eye care sector, Rai, 53, has been active for years in TiE’s Oregon chapter. The organization mentors, educates and funds entrepreneurs.